The security-growth dichotomy
You need security — physical, emotional and financial security — but too much snuffs out your growth. …
The obstacle is the way
The problem with path dependence is obvious in war because the price tag is so high. …
I grew turnover by 30% with boardroom discipline
Dentists generally don’t run their businesses strategically. When they do, the results are awesome. …
Don’t settle for one ‘why?’
Learning to ask about the ultimate cause when something goes wrong in your business. …
Hive’s sweet and sour culture
Hive has created a team with diverse training, experience and interests to form unique capabilities. …
Chance favours the prepared mind
If something doesn’t feel right in your business but you’re not sure what the problem is, you will almost certainly benefit from more self-reflection. …
The difference between managers and leaders
Managers are of course vital, but it’s up to you, the leader, to take this objective information and then look wider. …
Take courage, embrace entropy
If you are running a business, for instance, presumably you are not just asking yourself whether the numbers stack up. …
Take the high ground or it takes you
Good leaders put their hand up and own it, but occasionally there’s nothing, or someone begins to blame someone else. …
The mirage of effortless success
The curse of talent is well known to psychologists, and it’s overrated as a contributor to success. …
Facts are wobbly unless your philosophy is fixed
Let’s take those three statements about your hygienist again and frame them in a radically different business philosophy and strategy. …
Your lion killing team don’t want to herd
The most important thing you need as a leader of a differentiator is a clear vision. …
Leaders need to spot gorillas
A business will soon hit trouble if it counts the passes but doesn’t spot the gorilla, or if it clocks the gorilla but not the passes. …
Meet Mike, the dentist living the dream
If it’s growth you’re after, change everything from top to bottom. …
A tip from the fox hunting debate
The ban was therefore right no matter the evidence presented or the perspective of analysis, which immediately struck me as worrying. …
What does “improve financial performance” actually mean?
All of our individual services are available separately, and we are happy to team up with other suppliers when we are asked to. …
We all know how to lose weight, even if we don’t admit it
The reality of running a successful dental practice is not down to the software, products or gimmicks you employ. …
One size fits few
In dentistry there are many marketing companies behaving exactly like this salesperson. …
